Group size and the logic of collective action: A network analysis of a Swedish temperance movement 1896-1937

Rationality and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-345

  Sandell, Rickard ^a   Stern, Charlotta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collective action; Group size; Social incentives; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044433198     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346398010003003     Document Type: Review

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